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[QUOTE="Capt. Tuttle, post: 683192, member: 191"]
It's not a draft, its a courtship.  Coaches get involved with kids to see if they are a fit. No coach gets everyone they want.  However, most coaches identify 2-4 kids at each position of need, and recruit like hell.  For us, these kids are all top choices. We are not replacing ribeye with cube steak.  We might chose a sirloin or porterhouse instead.  Also, the kid has to chose us.  How the kid gets along with the players, did he like the tour, did he get laid on his visit, did he like the facilities, is he willing to go through CNY winters, what's his projected playing time, etc. are all factors.  
     Heck I was just talking to a person (yesterday) who knew a kid that went on a recruiting visit, at the end of the visit the coach said you are everything we look for in a player (soccer) but you are not a fit for our campus. 
       There are a lot of reasons any school doesn't get the person whom fans think is the coaches #1 choice, or the actual top choice. Sometimes it works out way better for the coach ( Boo Harvey vs Sherm, Julius Hodge vs Hak)
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